Idaho State Journal from Pocatello, Idaho • Page 1

Clear Clear today with increasing cloud. Iness lonlght. Not 50 windy. Iligh about R5 degrees. Low, neAr 55, High in Pocatello Saturday was 80.

Law was 58. IDAHO SUNDAY JOURNAL JOURNAL 1240 STATION AGES LI, POCATELLO, IDAHO, SUNDAY, JULY 20, 1952 SUNDAY'S NEST LISTENING VOL. NO. 113 TEN CENTS Convention Previews 8:05 p.m. Mercy Ship Rescues 45 in Fire at Sea NEW YORK, -Fire swept the Norwegian freighter Black Gull in the Allantle ocean off Long Island Saturday but 45 out of 49 passengers and crewmen were plucked from chill waters by the Swedish mercy ship Gripsholm.

The Gripsholm effected one of the speediest and most efficient rescue operallons in maritime history. Four persons were missing and presumed dead--either drowned or consumed by the orange flames that swept through the ship's highly inflammable cargo of CRStor oil and naphthalene. "It was a ghastly sight," sald Erle- Sjclin, chief officer DE the Gripshalm, "If we had gotten there a few minutes later it is doublfnt it they could have been saved." Forty-four of the rescued passengers and crewmen were transferred to the Coast Guard cutter Mackinac which proceeded to St. George, Staten Island. Wreckage Yields Fliers' Bodies SALMON (AP) -A search party reached the wreckage of a red Piper Cub Friday afternoon and found the bodies of the pilot, Stnith Sloddard, 37, and a passenHer, William Smothers, 23, 'Salmon.

operator of the alrport at Salmon, bad heen en route to the riddle fork of the Salmon river, in the primitive aren of Central Idaho. The plane had been missing since Monday. A pilot in a search party of approximately 18 planes spotted the and returned la lead a ground party to it. J. E.

Phillips of Boise was the pilot who found the wreckage. With power wagons and jeeps, the ground party pushed to withIn a few of the wreckage. Then land to go on foot the rest of the way. The site of the crash was twol miles west of Sheephorn lookouton the divide between Hat creek: and Iron creek, about 30 miles southwest of here. The wild, rugged country had kept the plane hidden from aerial searchers most of the week.

Pilots in private planes, under the direr1ion or Idaho Aeronaulics Direclar Chet Moullon, and two B-17 air rescue planes from McChord field, near Tacoma, took part in the search, Truman Returns To White House WASHINGTON (UP)- President Truman returned to the White House Saturday after an exhaustive thirce-day physical checkup at the Army's Walter Reed medical center here. Dressed In a light blue double. breasted summer suit, he for about five minutes to permit photographers to make pictures. He joked and chatted with the photographers and news reporters. In answer to questions about his health, the President replied with, "Fine, fine.

feel all He said he had had "nothing to do but loaf for a But he acted upon 233 pieces of Jegislation since he became ill with a mild virus infection last Sunday. The President looked like hie might have lost 3 pound or two but he didn't think so, Chuckling at the score of photographers gaihered to take his picture, Die said: "Aro you fellows trying to take the limelight off the Democratic Convention?" Veep Denies Split With the President CHICAGO, (UP)Vice President Alben W. Barkley denied Saturday that there is any between him and President Truman. Such reports, which persisted at Democratic National Convention headquarters Friday and we were published in some papers Satur. day, are "not 60," the vlee president said.

Barkley made statement as Sen. J. Allen Frear (D predieted that the six convention votes of the Delaware delegation will go to Barkley on the first ballot. can almost assure you that we will support the vice president on the fIrst ballot," Frear said. On the other side of the reported "split" were other rumors Barkley would be President Tru- that man's first ballot choice.

The vice president said that "sounds good," but again said he know anthing of the President's plans. One serlously Injured survivor remained aboard the Gripsholm under doctor's care; The flames swept the entire ship and reports from the vessel to the Coast Guard said the life-bonts were destroyed before they could be lowered. "The Black Gull was burning: from stem to bow," Sjolin said. Ile said only che of the Ille boats had been destroyed, Ho said most the survivors were in another lifeboard floating near the Blaming Black Gull. The Gripsholm quickly launched a motor launch and picked up all the men, Sjolin said.

The scene was 65 miles southeast of Montauk Point, famed sportsmen's paradise, at the tip of Long Island which juts 100 odd miles into the Atlantic from Manhattan. The time was 11:22 p.m. EDT Friday. At that minute the Black Gull flashed the first needed." Thirty-six minutes later, the ship radided that nine passengers and 40 crewmen had been ordered to abandon ship. The series of dramatic messages from the sea sent Coast Guard cutters racing into the darkness.

Coast Gunrd planes took off from Quonset R. I. Salem, and Floyd Bennett Field, N. Y. The Gripsholm, which was en route to Goleborg, Sweden, was the closest.

A mercy ship in peace as well as in war, the shinnuering. white vessel reached the scene about 2 a.m. Capt. Sigfried Ericson, who commanded the vessel on 21 trips changing war Internees from 1942 to 1946, directed the rescue operations. The entire: rescue took less than four hours, The Black Gull was cn route from Bremen tu Brooklyn.

It WAS to hinve docked Saturday at Smith Street and was only a few hours short of its goal when. the flames: suddenly swept its 500 ton cargo. How the fire started was not of known and tnay remain a mystery the sca. Rain Drenches 3 Northern Areas By UNITED PRESS Rain. drenched large areas in the northeastern two-thirds of the nalion Saturday while the South suftered from heat and drouth.

Widely scattered showers were predicted for the Southland, but the U. S. Weather Bureau Said it doubted if there would he enough rainfall help parched farmlands. Estimates ol crop damage in Georgia, 'Tounessec, Alabama, North Carolina and other Southfern states continued to mountAgricullural experts were unable 10 give a concrele figure bus they said losses would probably be "more than $200,000,000" when the final loll 1s added up. A hot spell in New England unabated.

Child Injured A young child of Mr and Mrs. Max J. Poulson, 712 South Ninth strect, suffered head injuries Salurday evening in four-car collision on East Center street. police reported. The child was taken 1a Bannock Memorial hospital.

Anti-Truman Democrats Win Delegate Skirmish Californian Sets Rodeo Record Gorinn Davis, a Californian, set a Pocatello Frontier Rodeo record for bulldogging Friday night when lie pinned bis steer In three and two-fifths seconds. Roy Lindloy, president of the Po. eatello Frontier Rodeo Association, said Saturday that Davis' time was the best in the bislory' 'of the radca. National record for bulldogging is two and two seconds. Other top bulldogging times Frinight were Harry Harl, Povatello, four and four-fifthis; Frank Anderson, American Falls, five, and Lawson Fore, Whittler, seven and two-fifths.

Chuck Sheppard of Prescott, with a time of 13 seconds flat, won the $200 firel prize 1 in the first go-around of call ropng. Milton Loper of Gatesville, was second with 13 and two fifths; Sonny Hnucock of Texas, third, with 13 and four-fillbs, and fourth place was split among Olen Goodspeed of Castle Rock, Barney Willis of Los Angeles and Del Haverty of Benson, each with a t5me of 14 seconds, Finals in all events will be tonight. Red Soldiers Regain Hill SEOUL, Korea, (UP)-Artillerysupported Communist infantrymen, burling hand grenades. and directing small arms fire into slubborn Allled defenders, stinchaded In Raining 3 hill position west of Chorion Salurday, But the hard-won ground cost the Reds dIL estimated 100 men killed and 150 wounded. A battalion of Reds, beaten back three times in the last 24 hours, Lank the hilt after a son-saw battle that had raged for two days.

The Chinese soldiers were thrown back after a five-hour fight Friday. Both sides poured tank fire into the battle, and one American tank turned a Russianbuilt T-34 into a charred ruin. The Reds threw 1,034 rounds of artillery mortar into the tor. They gained the top of the only to lose half of it Saturday morning in hand-to-hand combat with Allied soldiers. An Allied communique said it was relatively quict along 111e remalnder of the 155-mile battlefront.

In the air, 3-26 bombers ignored the fog that hung aver North Korea and atlacked enemy front line positions and supply areas to the rear. An Bth Army announcement reported that 2,783 Communists were killed, wounded DL captured in ground Aclion during the weck ended July 14. Steel Shortage Causes Railroad Layoffs Here The protracted steel strike has affected jobs of 538 Union Pacific Railroad shop employees in Pocalello and has prolonged difficulties facing Pocatello area construction. E. L.

Necley, UPRR shop superIntendent, sald temporary layoff notices will take effect Monday at midnight. They include sheet metal workers, blacksmiths, machinists, boilermakers, carmen and their helpers and nearly every shop except roundhouse employes. Neeley said he docs nol antletpate any further layoffs, although the current situation will continue untIl the stcel strike reaches set(lement. R. Sherman, business agent for l'ocalello Building and Trades Council, sald the steel strike is Just prolonging difficultles for construction projects that have been slowed because of short steel supply all this year, lic added: "Na construction jobs have shut down, but the sho tag has plagued the Farmer's Insurance Co office building south of Pocatello, the fourth electric furnace at Westvaco chemical division or Food west Machinery of and Chemical Pocalello, the Monsanto Chemical Corn.

con. near Soda Springs." Harriman Men Ask Pledge of Loyalty GOOD SAMARITAN -A passerby, Mrs. Atta Junker, comforts and protects Mrs. Casimira Garcia, 67, from passing motorists after the elderly woman was struck down in a Los Angeles street. Mrs, Garcia, hit by one of two cars that collided in an intersection, suffered leg and elbow fractures.

Steel Industry and Union Agree To Reopen Negotiations Today WASHINGTON, -The industry and steel workers union have agreed to reopen negolialions at Pittsburgh this morning, Acting Mobilization Director Jolen R. Steelman announced Salurday. The announcement canc after tho, goverment hind dangled the threat of partial seizure over the industry and also had warned that steel price increases would not be discussed the union and companics had reached A contract settlement. Steelman, who has been striving; to bring about a wage accord, (said he had asked- Steelworkers President Phifip Murray 6110 the companies to renew Joint Sunday and that they "have agreed to do so." Meantime, the government still slands ready to grant special price relict as the cost of ending the defense- 48-day-old strike. Dirt It will not talk price until there is 71 Murray'y wago polley hoard scheduled to meet in Monday.

Union sources here sairli they had heard reports the board: plans to "firm up" its union shop demands, chief obstacle to A contract settlement. It was spceulated that this report might have helped persuade: the industry to resume Joint talks Sunday, with prospects i1. would look 1101C kludly 0N Murray's more modified union shop demond. Informed sources said that there is a sellement, DJI ceiling price hike of more than $5 a ton would be granted. These sources said, however, that if the settlement doesn't come soon, the White House will Ahead with plans to seize parts of the industry under the Selective Service seizure act.

a double barrelled "settlement Pocatedans Win Legion Offices A. Coates and Mark Shurtletr, both of Pocatello, were named Forty et Eight officers at Boise during the Idaho American Legion convention. Coates was named grande cheminot and Shurtleff grande amonier. Metal chevron awards went the Bancrof, Harrison, Nez Perce! and St. Anthony Legion posts.

for ribhoris were given fo posts! from Aberdeen, Ilarrison, Bancroft, Coeur. (l'Alenc, Fiter, Melba and Nezporee, Both arc membership awards. The Idaho organization has 10" nallonally on membership, good chance to rate in the -nigh Samuel E. Vance, Boise, department adjutant, told the convention. Vance said Legion membership in Idaho Is now clown 262 from last year.

Ile cited the Aberdeen post for a 333 per cenl goin over 1951. The first district in Northern Idaho was the only district to exceed ils 1951 rec-! lord. first district won the past commander's cup ani the Spatford cup, membership awards. seizure" threat was viewed as a government effort to pressure the steel management into resumplion of collective bargaining with the CIO United Steelworkers. Government-sponsored negotin-: lions belween the two sides broke Monday, with the union shop the sole remaining issue.

The next move in The strike is expected to come from the unlon's wage-policy committee, which meets in Pitts-1 burgh Monday lo consider the stale-mated dispule. The strike has cost the nation more than 14,000,000 tons of steel and has idled about 1,500,00 work.crs.: Parade Will Highlight Pioneer Day Program A procession of about 30 floats, posses, cars and western will march through Pocatello Thursday on Pioneer Day. The parade will start at and Center strecis and end at Alameda park where a brict program has been planned. Dr. Howard R.

Driggs of WashIngton, D. president of the Americnn Pioneer Trails Associnhe the principal speaker al the park program. Ray Ilunter, chairman of the city commission, will also speak. The parade will move at 11 a.m., going east on Center to Tenth and noris 011 Tenth to the park. LendIng the parade will be cars carry'ing Doctor Driggs and his parly, city West Pocatello commissioners.

IDS Pocatello and stake officials 'and Dr. Minute Howard, Pocatello, president of the Idaho unit of the Oregon Trail Association. A color guard and bands wilt make up the remainder of the first section of the parade, The second section of the parade will be floats portraying the church, first train, first coach, antomobile, freighter, store, hotel, county doctor, Garrett FreightHncs. first truck, mining her, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, prospecBoy Scouts, Girl Scouts and five Girls. sion The will third tic IDS section of the procesward floats (picting ward activitics, church history and pioneer stories.

The last section will be of bicycles, posses and cowhoys, etc. Final details will be arronged al meetings Monday and Tuesday nights. The main committee will; meet Monday olgut and all Pioneer -Day committees will mect night. Each LUS ward will have a queen entry who will he the oldest Government Workers Must Not Campaign BOISE, (UP) State Highway Roard Chairman Roscoe Rich of Burley has reminded workers that strict Idaho and Federal laws restrict them in tleal Ile activities. any said employees will be inform of the laws that restrict tical work.

Board members completed their regular session and then heard delegation fram Maine county removal of the Triumph Mine Road from the stale bighway sysand promised to study the maltr. CHICAGO, (UP)-Southern first-round victory in Democratic tests Saturday, and administration mediate counter-attack after House. Democrats opposed to ident Truman's policies scored an initial triumph when the Democratic national commitice temporarily seated lar" Texas and Mississippi! delegations at the party's con-1 vention this week. The final decision will be made on the convention floor. Administration backers were given some salve for their wounds, however, when the committee also recommended that lenders of the Texas and Mississippi delegations ibe asked to declare formally their loynlty to the party, But, with the knowledge of the While Blouse, Avereil Harriman's campaign managers planned to go farther.

They decided to ask the convention to adopl A "loyalty pledge" which would bind all of the delegates to support the party's presidential nomince, whoever he may he. Harriman was joined in his cam. paign for the loyalty pledge SelL. Estes Kefauver, who collet! all other major Demoeratle candidates to get bethe drive. Kefauver said in identical letters to the others that the heart of the problem was the "issue of civil rights." As the delegate and civil rights fight grew hotter, a party veleran, -Janses A.

Farley, advised 1110 warring factions C21 his arrival here that they can heal the Republicans In November if they stop fighting over FEPC and other issites and undte behind "good strong tickel." But there 39'05 little Indication that his words were; heeded. Americans for Democratic Action, a segiment off the parly, served notice it will wage a floor fight in the con. ventlon to assure "no compromise" platform planks on elvil rights. Supporters of Vice President Alben W. Barkley claimed the clyll righls row enhanced his chances; of grabbing the presidential nomination as a possible "compromiso" candidate, Barkley himself with delegates from several states throughout the day.

A poll of the 27 vale Indiana delegation showed that it leaned toward Barkley and Kefauver as second ballot choices. In addition, Son. J. Allen Frear of Delaware his stale's six convendon volles wIll go 10 Barkley on the first ballot. Backers of Gov.

Adlai Stevenson of Illinols bell a secret stratg on their plans to accomplish El draft of the Illinois. governor for the nomination. Illnois leaders sald they were convinced Stevenson would accept aj "genuine draft." An informed source said the die of the Stevenson admirers nut an attempt to was Stevenson draft, but moul-; "organize" ing 10 "Inke advantage of the sentiment already evident." The session Was attended by afteridelegates from five stales in further meetings were planned for 'today when moro delegates will have arrived in the convention city, Answer on Dubby's Trip 1 Will Be Given Monday Dean Hollis L. Taswell of. the college of education at Columbia Teachers College, New York City, told The Journal by telephone Saturday that ho will decision Monday on whether Milton "Dub.

by" Holt may attend the Olympic 501 Games in Helsinki, Finland, andiplete complete work at the school for a master's degree. Dean Taswell said he was unfamiliar with the case, but would confer members early Monday with faculty! to work out solution. Taswell was sympathetic to request for Itult's release from classes to attend the Olymples. Holt, Idaho State College boxing coach, wrote The Journal that he ble bad been told it would be Impossi-than for him to'attend the Oiympics and stul complete work master's degree this summer. Holt would have to teave New York City by Friday to arrive anti-Truman forces won a convention delegate conbackers launched an imconferring with the While Potvin Will Seek To Be Chairman Of Gem Delegation CHICAGO, (UP)-An Idaho delegate to the Demneratic Convention Saturday predicted "spirited" among several candidates for the chalrmanship of the state's delegation.

Gregg R. Potvin of American Falls, Power county Democratic chairmun, said he would be one of the candidates. Me said he expected A. W. Brunt of Idaho Falls and several olliers also to be nominaled, A delegation caucus tentalively was set for 2 p.m.

Sunday at the Congress Hotel here. The delegaton Is not instructed for any candldate but has agreed to vote as a unit. Pelvin sald ho estimaled 10 of the delegates favor Sen. Estes Ke. Causer, four are for Sen.

Robert 8. Kert, and three favor Averell Harriman with the remainder undecided. The state has 24 delegates each with a hial-vote In the convention. Potvin Idaho delegates are arranging a tri-slate mooting with Washington and Oregon delegations to try to tind of mutual interest" on platform planks and candidates. Planks sotne or all of the Idaho delegates are interested in Include ulilization," civil rights, and Western freight rate differentials, he said.

"A number of the delegates feel sery strongly that the Hell's Canyon reclamation project would be A great boon to our state," he added. woman in the ward, The winner two attendants will take in the park program after the parude, All Pocatello retail stores will be closed for the day. A spokesinnu for the Pocatello banks all hanks will remain open for the day. W. B.

Webb, city said city offices would follow manager, the same procedure as the banks. The county offices will remain open. C. S. Bosquet is parade committee.

Ito be chalrmian of the sisted by Arthur West, C. Nicisen, Mrs. Claylon Male, Loc. Fawson, Aub Morgan, Ferris Edgcly, A. G.

Smith and l'erry Nelson. Truce Development Fails to Come PANMUNJON, Korea, (UPJ-An expected break in the tong deadlocked Korean truce talks has failed to materialize, it appeared this morning. Allied and Communist negotiatars held another secret meeting, and an official United Nations spokesman who bad previously given rise to optimism sold the 29-mlnute session he had "no! Another mceling was scheduled today. Court to Hear. Treasurer Case BOISE, (UP) The Idaho preme Court has set Tuesday Enc date for a hearing to determine whether there is to be election for state treasurer in vember.

The court has prescuted Sec. rotary of Slate Ira I. Masters with an alternative writ of mandate dering hint to show cause why had not accupted the nominating petition of Mrs. Ituth Moon, Democratic aspirant for the tsate treasurer post, The writ stipulated that Masters should "Immediately after the huc-iceint of this writ, accepl filing of (Mrs. Monn) or show cause alas la why he had not." Masters handed the writ to torney General Robert E.

Smylie, who is to make his plea and file his briefs Monday. Masters was acting on an opinion from the attorney general when refused to accept Mrs. Moon's nominaling petition. had ruled that no vacancy existed in the state treasurer's lice until the 1054 clections. The present treasurer, Mrs.

Mar. staret Gilbert, was appoluled Gov. Len Jordan to fill flo vacancy created by the death of Mrs. Lela D. Painter.

In some cases, huilding designs have been changed as steel 'sup. plies diminished ever since the first of this year, Sherman sald. Ile noted, for example, the use of laminated trusses instead of steel. Ile predicted employment will be affected wilbin a month, however, regardless of how soon the steel strike is settled, because it will lake a month for construction to up from the steel shortage: 50 far. Some layoffs were reported at Pocatello Naval Ordnance plant.

However, that Cacility continued its call For 40 skilled machinists. Truck transportation volume las decreased, but cmployment will re. main the same "as far 15 we know now," Adrian Curlis, oper. ations manager for Garrett Freightines, reporied. OMAIIA, (UP) Nearly 2.000 employes of the Union Pacit Itail-! road were thrown out of work Saturday and A company man blamed the layoffs on the nationwide steel strike.

The spokseman sald the layoffs were tor mn "Indefinite period" and would depend on how long the strike lasts, time for opening of the boxing tournament July 28. Olympic President Carl W. McIntosh of Idaho State sad Saturday he would grant Holt a 10-clay extension of his reporting date for the fall (erm if he needs additional time 1o comhis work al Columbia. The matter was Laken up with Columbia Teachers College after General Elschnower's staff in Demver investigated. The Journal appealed to the general to intervene os president of Columbia Unlversity, But It turned DILL that Holt in registered teachers' coltege, which is outside the general's administration.

Friends of Holt contributed mare $1000 in a Journal-KJiL "Dollars for Dubby" campaign to send the coach to Helsinki to sec two 150 boxers, Ed Sanders and Ellsworth Webb, compete. Ike Has Become Plain 'Mister' WASHINGTON, (UP) It's at. ficially "Mister" Dwight D. Eisenbower now. After 41 year's 35 a soldier, the live st star general has officially hecome a civilian, The Army announced that Eisenhower's resignalion from the Army, submitted after he was chosen 13 the Republican presidential nominee, became cifective late Friday.

"FIls tillo is delinitely mister," a spokesman sald. "Ile's got nothing to do with the Army Eisanhower CAn win back his five stars now only by an act af Congress. lI ho wins iti November Jic becomes, as President, commander in chicf of the armed forces. 4-.